Where does “ดูหนังสือ” come from?

ดูหนังสือ (Thai) comes from Thai หนังสือ, from Thai สือ, from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 書.

ดูหนังสือ (Thai): to study (by oneself)

Definitions

  1. to study (by oneself)

Ancestry of “ดูหนังสือ”, step by step

ดูหนังสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนังสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังสือletter; character; script; written form; written...
2Thaiสือletter; character; book
3Proto-Taisɯːᴬwriting; book
4Middle Chinese書—

via Thai ดู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดูto see, to perceive with one's eyes; to look
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀduːᴬ³—
Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai สือ →